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Stewart Sterk

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Transitioning to Remote, Electronic Signing for Transactions

Will Norton

The recent move to more remote work environments has prompted many to take a second look at not only eSignature solutions but also remote online notarization (RON).

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Floor Area Bonuses Allowed for Mixed-Used Properties Under the Philadelphia Zoning Code

Alan Nochumson & Clementa Amazan

Part Two In a Series In this part of the series on "zoning" bonuses in the city of Philadelphia, we explore Floor Area Bonuses provided under the Mixed Incoming Housing, Green Building, and Underground Accessory Parking & Loading Bonuses.

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Commercial Real Estate Lenders Face Remedy or Relief Decision In COVID-19

Peter E. Fisch & Salvatore Gogliormella

Lenders in default scenarios face a choice of whether to exercise remedies and take over their collateral, or offer relief measures to their borrowers, either in the form of short-term forbearance or a permanent loan modification.

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Lease Default Provisions Face Scrutiny During COVID-19

Warren A. Estis & Alexander Lycoyannis 

As rent defaults skyrocket in 2020, practitioners reviewing the default provisions in their clients' commercial leases must ask themselves a crucial question: Does the provision set out a conditional limitation or a condition subsequent?

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Possible Long-Term Impacts of COVID-19 on Commercial Real Estate

Steve Vainder

While it is likely that the long-term impact of COVID-19 on commercial real estate will be significant, the short-term effect may be to accelerate sector and geographic trends that were already prevalent before the pandemic emerged.

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Valuations Forecasted to Decline in COVID-19's Wake

Rayna Katz

Taking a pulse on the impact of the pandemic on all sectors of global commercial real estate, valuation firm Duff & Phelps, in conjunction with the GRI club, surveyed over 300 directors on the state of affairs.

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Ninth Circuit Upholds Most FCC Restrictions on Local Government Review of Wireless Installations

Steven M. Silverberg & Katherine Zalantis

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' recent decision in City of Portland v. Unites States significantly affects the ability of local governments to regulate the installation of so called "small cell" wireless facilities and addresses the ability of wireless providers to utilize utility poles.

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COVID Shutdown Orders v. Statutory Rent Obligations

Brett S. Theisen & Mark B. Conlan 

Even though payment of post-petition rent under a nonresidential lease (prior to rejection) has historically been an absolute requirement, bankruptcy courts, as courts of equity, have the ability during these extraordinary times to take a more flexible approach.

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Density and Dimensional Bonuses Allowed for Mixed-Used Properties Under the Philadelphia Zoning Code

Alan Nochumson & Clementa Amazan

Part One in a Series Over the years, the city government has amended the Philadelphia Zoning Code to include incentives to increase the amount of housing units as well as the size of such building structures. Over the course of several articles, we will be discussing the "zoning" bonuses a property owner can take advantage of when developing a property within city limits. This part delves into the Mixed Income Housing Bonus, Green Roof Bonus, and the Fresh Food Market Bonus.

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